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- Personal Reading
- Vocab 6, in brief
- Everyday Edits
- Bag Ban Discussion
- Another news post: The Oregonian or The New York Times
I read the article " Unrest Grows in Bahrain as Police Kill a 2nd Protester" by Michael Slackman on the New York Times website. This is about a protest in Bahrain where 10,000 people gathered in the country's capital of Pearl Square to protest and ask for peace. They chanted "peace" and " were not sunni were not shite we just want to be free" and then a protester was shot by one of the police officers. I think its really unfair that the people are pushed to a movement like this by their government and then the goernment paid police officers shot some of the protesters.
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Obama, GOP duck hardest cuts
ReplyDeleteThe federal budget nibbles at the edges but avoids the mandatory spending programs
By KEVIN G. HALL
McCLATCHY-TRIBUNE
This article is about our Presidents trying to stop our spending. The budget that Obama offered to share on Monday, failed to show all the problems that are hurting us and threatening our country to go bankrupt. This budget does reduce some of our spending, but it also passes the problems of increasing costs of Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security. All of those things are mandatory and needed.
Without a way and a solution we are going to put ourself's in greater debt. We need the money to function, but we also need to find a way to reduce our spending. If we all pitch in and only buy the essentials then our government spending should go down. I just feel like American's are greedy spenders who are the main part in the problem and won't help in finding the solution.
Sherry Reeder Per. 2
I read "Report Details Sabotage of Birth Control" From *New York Times*
ReplyDeleteThis article is about men Emotionally and physically abusing there women. 1 in 4 women agreed to answer some questions and they had told the report that their partner had pressured them into getting pregnant. The men had told there partner to not take pills and to have unprotected sex. These questions were answered by 3,000 women. "This was not a reasearch paper." Said the women that were involved. The reporter that had asked the questions heard stories about men refusing to wear condoms, for sex with out condoms, poking holes into the condoms and men flushing birth control pills down the toilet.
I think this is very unhealthy and very wrong. If anyone is getting abused like this needs to walk away. This is abuse and no woman deserves that kind of treatment.
Aimee Spahan
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ReplyDeleteI read "Teamates are given the credit" on the *Oregonian*. On january 24 aldridge was rewarded player of the week for the first time in his career. On monday he became the 3rd Blazer to win the weekly award 2 times in a season. he gave most the credit to his teamates though. Aldridge is no. 13 in rebounding this season. I think that Aldridge should have made the allstar team this year.
Jeremiah Rogers Per2
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Donna Karan's White Winter
This article is about Donna Karans fashion show called "Pearls of Wisdom". the looks were feminine but polished. Her designs included many coats because of the recent trends.
Faryn Egger Per. 2
ReplyDeleteI found an article in The Oregonian about Esparanza Spalding, winner of the Best New Artist Grammy. Esparanza was born and raised in Portland, Ore. and faced up against other new artists like Mumford & Sons, Florence & the Machine, and Justin Beiber. Esparanza is a jazzy bassist and a singer. Her winning a Grammy is a surprise, because it's uncommon for jazz artists get nominated for this Grammy. I think it's really cool that a girl right here from Portland won a Grammy. And she's really good too. I like her jazz music.
yesterday Dante Cunningham came back after a 3 game absence he played extremely for a 6-8 center most centers are 6-11 to 7-1 the tallest one currently in the NBA is Yao MIng and he's 7-8!!!! cuniningham is wearing a protective face mask as of late and he's getting a lot of playing time in the absence of Marcus Camby and Greg Oden.
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Katlyn Orren
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I found the article "Drivers say it's getting crowed out there" at The Oregonian.
Many people in the Portland area are saying that it is getting to crowed out on the streets. There are way to many traffic jams these days and that there are more car crashes. It's taking a lot more time to get to places theses days. Katie Dunwell said that it only took her 25 minutes to get to portland and now it is taking 45 minutes almost every morning. She has tried leaving earlier and latter but there is traffic between 7 and 9 in the morning. At night it's busy between 5 and 8. In conclusion she is tired of being stuck in traffic all the time but I think that she needs to get over it. Because there is just going to get worst and worst.
I read '' Aldridge again wins player of week nod '' from *The Oregonian.* The article states that Blazers' forward LaMarcus Aldridge wins his second player of the week accolade since he started his All-Star run. He has averaged just under 30 points in the month of February, and still, no All-Star spot. And his stats for just this week are incredible, For the week, Aldridge has averaged 38.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.7 blocks and shot 63.1 percent. I think that he definitely deserved the award, he has more points than Kobe Bryant and LeBron James. If he keeps doing his thing, the blazers will keep winning.
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Sam B p.2
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"Spokane mystery has no good solution"
In this article a bomb was placed on the route of the MLK parade route. The bomb didn't detonate, but it was sophisticated and potentially deadly. The FBI believes that it was an act of terrorism. It has caused fear in Spokane and sent them on a cycle of shock, relief, and reassessment. Shaun Winkler stated that the KKK doesn't have that kind of intelligence and the person who made the bomb was probably more of the lone-wolf type.
*New York Times* "Eminem, Arcade Fire And Buffalo Springfield Among Top Acts at Bonnaroo"
ReplyDeleteThis years Bonnaroo music and art festival will be featuring bunches of acts by some artists you know, and maybe some you've never heard of. The festival runs from June ninth through twelfth in Manchester, Tennessee. Some of these artists will include; Eminem, Arcade Fire, Buffalo Springfield, The Strokes, The Decemberists, Lil Wayne, Gogol Bordello, The Black Keys, Opeth, and so many more. Sounds like fun to me! Those are a bunch of bands I sure wouldn't mind seeing. Festivals mean awesome music and fantastic food, always sounds like a blast to me.
~Jaz N.~
Blast At Afghan Mall Kills Two: A suicide bomber killed two security guards at Kabul’s first Western-style shopping mall. I thinks article is sad but it could have been a lot worse.
ReplyDeleteI bet Kabul's citizens and local economy is going to suffer greatly from this harrowing experience. This article was found on the world section of "The Oregonian"
article written by — The Associated Press
I read " 'Sad hearts' at school of a child who dies in fire " from " The Oregonian. " The article is about how Concord Elementary School in Oak Grove coped with the sad news of a fire claiming the life of a classmate and his four year-old brother Sunday night. An email was sent out that night to the parents of all the students Monday morning they had an announcement to let the student know that there is a "safe room" where the students can go to talk to counselors. More then 30 students dropped in the safe room to talk about their grief.
ReplyDeleteI read "Alderidge again wins player of the week nod." By Mike Tokito, and Joe Freeman. This article was all about LaMarcus Aldride. His season score average per game is 22.1 points, with a career high of 42 points. He won player of the week for the second time on the last four weeks. He is going to the all stare game and was either picked by fans, or coaches. He is said to be the "best player in the league right now." -Coach McMillan. This article talks about the blazers 95-85 victory for portland. I liked this sports article and it was a good description of the game and its players.
ReplyDeleteI read "Berlusconi to Face Trial in Under-Age Prostitution Case" in the *New York Times.* This article was about a judge ordering Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to stand trial in April on charges of prostitution and abuse of office. Berlusconi faces charges for paying for sex with an under-age nightclub dancer nicknamed Ruby Heart-Stealer, and abused his office to help release her from police custody when she was detained for theft. This scandal has overtaken political debate in Italy for a while now. It said in the article that he has no intentions to step down. I feel like he should step down because the is obviously guilty and it was a very juvenile act on his part.
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ReplyDeleteI read "Drivers say it’s getting crowded out there" By Joseph Rose from *The Oregonian* It's an article about people believing that there is too much traffic. There are many ideas about why there's more traffic,for instance, Katie Dunwell took 25 minutes to go to work but now he take 45 minutes.Tim Duy said there is a steady stream of cars and trucks the entire way he drives to work.
The Oregon Department of Transportation says there are not more cars on the road so it hard to tell which side is right.
I think there are more cars because cars make traveling convenient. Some families buy car for their children, but if there are more car, so it makes the traffic jams.
Web of Popularity, Achieved by Bullying
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*The New York Times*
This article describes popularity ranks in high schools. At U.C. Davis, sociology students took a study of 3,772 students in grades eighth to 10th grade to list their friends and if they had ever been a target to bullying or if they had taken part in it. In typical cases you see a social outcast being bullied, somebody with no friends. But, the result of this study indicates the increases in social status is associated with increases in aggression. Aggressive behavior topped at the 98th percentile of popularity and then dropped. "At the very top you start to see a reversal - the kids in the top 2 percent are less likely to be aggressive," Dr. Faris said. "The interpretation I favor is that they no longer need to be aggressive because they're at the top, and further aggression could be counterproductive, signaling insecurity with their social position. "
I think that this discovery in how social climbing works in teens is really interesting, I used to think of the stereotypical types of bullying, like how "nerds" or social outcasts are the ones being harassed. When actually, the more popular people are targeted most when it comes to aggressiveness. This cycle of gossip and rumors is a constant climb to be at the top of the food chain. I like what Robert Faris added in the article, he said, "What we think often is going on is that this is part of the way kids strive for status. Rather than going after the kids on the margins, they might be targeting kids who are rivals." It's bullying from a very different perspective.
I read the article "Drivers Say It's Getting Crowded out there" by, Joseph Rose. The article's main point is that the roads, highways, and freeways are getting way to crowded, and it takes twice as long to get to your destination as use to. He even has direct quotes from drivers that have noticed the change. I think that the reason that the highways are getting way more crowded is because our world's population is getting larger and larger every day. Therefore, we get multiple drivers then we did the previous years. Plus, they were discussing about how it was really crowded between 9-7 a.m. and that's because people usually start work or school between those times.
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In the article, "Good Rivalry Fuels MLS Hopefully," by Geoffrey C. Arnold shows why Freddie Braun and Jake Gleeson are fighting for the roster spots with the Timbers. Freddie and Jake are friends, they support each other on the soccer field to win the roster spots. They are both enjoying practicing with the Timbers but they both know that they can be either the best or one of the best players on the team. They both were star soccer players when they were on their last team. The Timbers see a future in both of them. One thing a lot of teams don't have is two best friends that are both amazing players and support each other.
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-Maddie Bergeson
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I read the article "Report Details Sabotage of Birth Control" from *New York Times.* This article talked about a recent small study done by a Domestic Violence Hotline that proved a theory about abusive husbands hiding their partner's birth control pills and/ or forcing them to get pregnant. The small study was not a conducted research study. It was based on a series of questions asked to women who called the Domestic Violence Hotline. About 10,000 women called in to the hotline between August and September of 2010. Of those 10,000 women, about 3,000 answered the questions which confirmed the Hotline's theory about abusive or violent husbands hiding birth control pills and forcing their partners to get pregnant is a sign of a need of control from the husband and forced loyalty from the partner.
I think this article is very interesting and I'm curious about the study of this. I wonder what caused the Hotline to make this theory and want to confirm it.
Paints and potential by in the Oregon news paper. The young boy has a sad story not every body lives a good life and he is one of the people who wish they could. He made a mistake by braking the law now he is in confinement for young boys. He has a gift that he loves to do witch is painting and drawling. I don't think he is a bad kid, he's just a kid trying to get by in the world we live in today
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I read "Review Faults F.B.I.’s Scientific Work in Anthrax Investigation" from *The New York Times.* The author Scott Shane explains that a review of the Anthrax attacks of 9/11. It reviews that the F.B.I's scientific investigations had faults. The F.B.I did not investigate the strain of the virus close enough and they assumed it was Bruce E. Ivins. Bruce committed suicide in 2008 and in recent investigations, they our figuring out it wasn't him. I believe F.B.I jumped to conclusions on the issue because it was a threat to national security and if the real person who did it is still out there it could happen again.
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ReplyDeleteI read an article called "Prince William Picks His Brother For Best Man," from *The Oregonian*. Usually, royal grooms pick multiple best men that are often called supporters. Prince William choosing his brother, Prince Harry, as his best man is said to be one more step to redemption. In 2005, Prince Harry was photographed at a party in Nazi paraphernalia and later punished by his father for smoking marijuana. Prince William and Kate Middleton will be married on April 29.
I read "The Obama Budget" by *The Oregonian*.
ReplyDeleteThe article explains how the Obama plan would cut the governments spending over the next ten years, and it's immediate government impact. It also highlights how the Republicans plan would cut the government in the wrong places leading to smaller, short term benefits. I hope that the republicans are not so thickheaded that they cant see the need for a long term plan to cut spending, and that the plan does not get so garbled that it is ineffective by the time it comes out of voting. This bill has the potential to be a steppingstone to a smaller, more efficient government.
I read "Volcanic valentine replays ’81 quake" from *The Oregonian.* This Article was about an earthquake that struck in Mt. St. Helens that happened on Valentines day. This was exactly 30 years to the date as the last quake that struck Mt. St. Helens. I think it is strange that it was exactly 30 years from the last earthquake there. I am curious as to when the next quake will happen, possibly valentines day in another 30 years?
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I read "A Fight to Win the Future: Human vs. Computer" by the New York Times. Scientist at Stanford University have a program in the research of computers. They can make computers to think like humans. They are making computers 20 times smarter than the human brain. They are putting tons of information about the human language into the computers. The computers will soon be able to solve any riddle about are language. I hope the accomplish their mission.
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I read the article"Woods Apologizes For Spitting" out of the Oregonian. Tiger Woods apologizes, because he spit after missing parr on the 12th hole. I think he should worry that much about spitting after all of the stuff he has done in the past.-Andrew Cayson 2-15-11
ReplyDeleteBrandon Espy In the article "Mathews has big night with 23 points" from the *oregonian* Mathews came into the game averaging 4.9 points and 3.2 rebounds. when he spoke to the reporters the blazers teased and messed with him but secretly praised him behind his back. In my opinion i think that this kid from L.O will be really good one day like the blazers say. I like the fact the only praised him behind his back because you wouldn't want to give him a bigger ego than he needs.
ReplyDeleteI read "Fault line, won’t you be my valentine?" in *The Oregonian* and it was about the second biggest earthquake since Mount St. Helens erupted. It was a magnitude of 4.3 and it occurred six miles north of the mountain. I think that this is very bazar that considering we don't experience high magnitude earthquakes very often, that we experienced one on a holiday.
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I read, "Web of popularity, achieved by bullying" in *The New York Times*. This article is about how bullying goes further than popular kids bullying kids who tend to stick to themselves. One of the studies talked about in this article describes how teenagers will use bullying to get higher up in rank of popularity. Teenagers will most likely go after rivals in close rank, in hopes to go up in the food chain. To most researchers, this is surprising, but to me, being a high school student, I totally understand it. I have been a victim of bullying, and that is exactly how it works. Everyone has been a victim, whether they know it or not. It is just a never ending cycle that schools need to step in on. If the school did something about it, the problem might get smaller, instead of it being the one thing on everyone's mind.
ReplyDeleteI went on to the Oregonian's website and read a news article called "Spurs dominate Nets, push NBA’s best record to 46-9 ". The title tells the whole story. The article is about how the San Antonio Spurs destroy the New Jersey Nets (102-85). The article goes on and on about how the Spurs are the best team in the league with an amazing record breaking amount of wins. I think the Spurs' accomplishments are amazing. It's extremely hard to be as good as they are. I am a Lakers fan, but I have to give San Antonio some props for doing so good.
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I read "Goodbye to the River Plan" from *The Oregonian* The article tells about the river plan for the North Reach River and how it is being abolished. I learned a lot about the plan, and I didn't even
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but now I know a lot about it. This interested me because rivers are one of the most beautiful things on this earth.
I read the article called "Drivers say it's getting crowded out there." from *The Oregonian* and it was about how traffic is causing a problem on the roads. Katie Dunwell says, “I’ve tried leaving earlier and later, but it’s constantly busy from 7 to 9 in the morning.” Some people, such as David Kavanaugh, ODOT's manager of financial and economic analysis, say that it is because the metropolitan area "hasn't experienced real gridlock in so long that drivers have forgotten what it looks like". I'm not exactly sure what "actual gridlock" is, but I think it is when the roads are clear and you're not constantly stopping and going because of traffic. I agree with him. Maybe if the roads were clear, they would be clear more often, because people would see how much greater it is when the roads are clear.
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I read "Monarch butterflies come back, a bit" in *The Oregonian* Although the Increasing population of migrant Monarch butterflies from Canada and the U.S to Mexico has improved greatly from last year, local scientists are still worried about the butterflies survival in the worsening climate, They will keep recording the rising levels of the Monarch, but for now the newly doubled population has the scientific community in awe. In my opinion the rise in Monarch Butterflies in the area is a great thing, the article stated that the butterflies have already increased tourism in the areas they have moved through.
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I read "If It's All About Pitching, It's All About The Phillies" by *The New York Times*. This article is about how the Phillies are one of the best baseball best teams this year, if not the best team EVER! I think this is so true. They have the best 1-4 punch I have ever seen for a baseball rotation. If hey don't when the world series this year, we would have a very big upset on are hands!
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"Cue the music, not the hype" *The Oregonian* By:By MARTY HUGHLEY
ReplyDeleteIt was talking about the grammys and how Justin Bieber was a teenage heart throb. And that Esperanza Spalding sang at the grammys and she is from Portland,Oregon and that she grew up in Oregon.. I think this is cool because I love jazz music and she plays jazz.
Ariel Mead-Fuller
NASA Craft snaps images of a comet on valentine fling
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The NASA space station found a comet the size of Manhattan. They snap eight photos of this comet.They're trying to show the world what they are finding in space.They're finding comets the size of Delaware. They're going to warn use about these comets. If these comets hit are Planet it would do damage. What would you do if a comet the size or your state coming at you?
Jonah Thornbrough
I read "Jets Place Franchise Tag on Linebacker David Harris" out of *The New York Times*. My article was about how the New York Jets put a franchise tag on there middle linebacker David Harris. Since they put the tag on him he will be getting around 10 million on his contract. He was voted the teams MVP by his teammates and is the leader of the defensive. I think it was a smart move by the jets to put the tag on David because Rex Ryan expects a lot out of his players and David showed everyone he can handle the pressure. He also showed he can lead the defensive and call the plays that Rex signs into him.
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I read the article "The Bohemian Fashion Muse" by *The New York Times*. The article was about Florence Welch, the lead singer of Florence And Machine becoming some sort of fashion model. Personally I think she looked amazing in the red and brown dress she was wearing. She's 24 and is a singer and a model in the music world;nice.
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I read the article on a decade after Dale Earnhardt's fatal crash in NASCAR,
ReplyDeleteAfter his fatal crash, NASCAR is improving saftey abilitys in the new cars in 2011 by making sure the cockpits are safe for the drivers,New seats ,New seat belts,And better barrier's for the track
My opinion is, that they should allready be safe to begin with I wouldnt drive a car with 500 plus horsepower with out good reliable seatbelts, nor a good cockpit, but atleast they are stepping up and making the drivers safe
Chris O'Brien
i read "Monarch Butterflies come back, a bit" from *The Oregonian*. Although the population of Monarch Butterflies migrating from Canada and the U.S. to mexico has risen greatly from last year, they still lack the numbers they had only a few years ago. The population has doubled since last year and this has scientists baffled. They will continue to study the population growth as the climate changes. My opinion on this subject doesn't matter much. I think its great that the butterflies are growing in population again and if people like to study that stuff, thats great.
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In the article "Aldridge Again Wins Player of Week NOD" by Mike Tokito the Blazers won the NBA western conference player of the week award the second time in four weeks. Portland won three games in the Monday throw Sunday stretch. Aldridge scored 36 points each game. His average is now 22.1 points a game.
ReplyDeleteI read "Cue the music not the hype" from the *Oregonian*. This article is about Esperanza Spalding beating Justin Bieber in the grammies for best new artist. She is a jazz artist which is another reason why it is so surprising that she won. She is from Portland. She doesn't have as many fans as Bieber which made her wining really surprising. I think it is cool that she won because she has really pretty music.
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I read "Eminem, Arcade Fire And Buffalo Springfield Among Top Acts at Bonnaroo" by Dave Itzkoft of the *New York Times*. This article talks about the Bonnaroo Festival in Manchester, Tennessee. There will be artists like Eminem, Lil Wayne, Florence and the Machines, and Arcade Fire performing at the festival. Arcade Fire being recently popular since their best album win at the Grammys. I think this festival sounds like it's going to be filled with great artists, I would love the chance to go and see them perform.
ReplyDeleteIn "'Sad hearts' at school of child who died in fire" from *The Oregonian*, it talks about how at Concord Elementary School they didn't have a very happy Valentine's Day. A kindergartener and his 4 year old brother had passed away in a fire that weekend. It was a sad Valentine's Day for the kids at this school and when they came to school on Monday they started their day off by hearing that it was okay if they visited the "safe" room in the announcements.
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I read" Woods apologizes for spiting," from The Oregonian. Tiger Woods apologizes after he was fined an undisclosed sum by the European Tour on Monday for spitting during Sunday’s final round of the Dubai Desert Classic. On the 12 hole in the tournament, tiger spites after missing a par shot. previously, before that hole, Tiger has had a couple bogies. So at this point, Tiger isnt having a good day. In The past 17 tournaments, Tiger Woods hasn't won a single tournament.
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I read "Volcanic valentine replays '81 quake" by Stuart Tomlinson, from *The Oregonian.* The article states that that there was a earthquake about 6 miles north of Mount St. Helens on Monday, February 14, 2011. The quake was caused by Tectonic Plates colliding into each other. This was the second largest eathquake since the eruption of Mount St. Helens. This quake was a magnitude 4.3. This earthquake was on the same date as the quake that happened in 1981. But the quake that occured in 1981 was the cause of the earths crust readjusting after magma blew off the top of Mount St. Helens. Some peaple are consern with this recent activity. "Anytime a 4.3 earthquake happens in this area, you pay attention because they're not that common," said Moran. I think that there is nothing to wary about. Ther is nothing we can do to stop the plates from moving. And plus its not like the mountain is going to explode from plates moving together.
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I read "Facebook Officials Keep Quiet On Its Role In Revolts" from *The New York Times*. This article is about how people in Tunisia and Egypt used social websites, especially Facebook, to revolt against their governments, and how Facebook is attempting to maintain everyone's individual rights and avoid being restricted by disapproving countries. I never thought that a social website could be used in that way. I approve of this usage for peaceful protest.
ReplyDeletePeople say that Lamarcus Aldrige should be an all-star i disagree a little bit. kevin love got in the all star game becouse he played well all year lamarcus started playing after the december 16 game were he said something just "clicked" i don't think it clicked i think he had it in him his whole life like Michael Jordan NBA players are born with a lot of talent. -Max Glizin
ReplyDeleteI read "Blogs Wane as the Young Drift to Sites Like Twitter" on the *New York Times* written BY VERNE G. KOPYTOFF. The article is about how blogging has decreased since the raise in popularity of Facebook and Twitter. I think that blogging IS decreasing in younger generations, like the article states. Because of the ability to easily post quick thoughts fast and easy, the need to write long blog post decreases. I think blogging is still alive, because of Tumblr, which is a blog website that works like Facebook, but you can add more personality to it. I personally prefer Tumblr over Facebook or Twitter because of this, and how easy it is to use.
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I read a article on a 16 year-old girl named Lexi Thompson who played on a actual PGA cource and beat a bunch of guys.Lexi Thompson fired a 4-under 68 to get into a playoff with Brett Bergeron before winning on the second playoff hole at TPC Eagle Trace, which happens to be her home course. I had fun reading this article because I didn't think a girl could beat guys at golf, really guys are the best at golf!
ReplyDeleteI read "Did Blake Griffin get the idea to dunk over a car from a fan?" It says, Michael Scrivner claims that Griffin took the idea to jump over a car on a dunk after Scrivner offered up the idea via his Twitter page. While the hoops fan isn't exactly asking for a cut of Griffin's prize earnings, he does want some dap for passing the idea along. I think people will do anything these days to get popular and there name out in the world.
ReplyDeleteI read "New York trades for Carmelo Anthony" in Yahoo Sports. I personally think a good team needs dominate players, and let me tell you one thing, having Amarie Stodmire and Carmelo Anthony on the same team will be dominate. With Stodmire down low and melo on the wing, the Knicks will probably be a better team with the addition of Carmelo Anthony.
ReplyDeleteI read "Shaq rehabbing injured leg in Florida" on Yahoo Sports. Shaq is rehabbing his injured right leg near his Florida home and is not expected to rejoin the Boston Celtics until after their West Coast trip. I think Shaq is to old to be in the NBA right now, and he is just hurting himself. He is pretty old and should retire at his age. He is now very effective in the NBA now as he used to be in L.A and Orlando.
ReplyDeleteI read "Following her big sister's lead" by Larry Bingham in *The Oregonian*. It talks about how Erica Wu a senior in Benson Polytechnic High School was crowned as princess in the Rose Festival Court. She says that her role model is her older sister who too had been crowned as princess at the Rose Festival Court a couple years back. Erica explains how she had gone from a shy freshman girl to a leader by stepping out of her comfort zone to try out for the volleyball team.
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